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By far the best character featured in the 1970s Superheroes anthology – find out why
By far the best character featured in the 1970s Superheroes anthology – find out why
The starfish, of course, appeared on the cover of the Justice League’s debut. The first time I read “Starro the Conqueror” it was a reprint in an 80-page Giant. I …
While it’s far from the worst thing about the pandemic, seeing several CW superhero shows (not to mention the network’s Nancy Drew) have to cut their seasons short is frustrating …
No, not the sound of bullets, I like Gunfire the 1994-5 comic book and its eponymous protagonist. I’m aware that’s a minority view. Gunfire is usually, and not unreasonably dismissed …
Some years back, Scott Shaw!’s column on CBG covered a bizarre-sounding story in which a teenage psi spy battles a psionic T. rex for the fate of the world. It …
We talked about the history of superheroes on TV a couple of weeks ago, and got through the 1960s. Naturally we can’t leave off there, so here’s part 2, covering the ’70s and ’80s. After Batman ended, the networks moved on to other genres. There were a lot of westerns, WWII shows, sitcoms, cop shows, doctor shows, detective shows, and a handful of sci-fi shows, some of which were close enough to superheroes for me.
I am a casual sports fan but a die-hard nerd. So, while watching a few games this past week (Go Kings, go!), I noticed the change in jersey designs of …